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| Alison Saar, En Pointe, 2010, Wood, bronze, graphite, rope, 87 x 52 x 30 inches. Photo by Chris Warner. |
Still…
September
12 – December 13, 2013
Opening
reception featuring a gallery talk by Alison Saar: Thursday, September 12,
2013, 5 – 7 pm.
University of Maryland
1214 Cole Student Activities
Building
College Park, MD
From the David C. Driskell Center
Fall 2013 Newsletter:
Alison Saar’s work is deeply tied to
her multiracial heritage, and it is through this lens which she so strikingly
captures the human spirit. Through her sculptures, she displays the primal
intensity of people underlying the civility of everyday life. Saar scrutinizes bigotry and historical
burdens and portrays these concepts through a visual and kinesthetic tension,
common in many of her pieces. Saar’s use
of commonplace and specialized materials in her works make them highly unique.
Combining African art and ritual,
Greek mythology, and German aspects of expressionism, Saar challenges
stereotypes and offers an indictment of human discrimination. This exhibition,
organized by the Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, will travel
to Bakalar & Paine Galleries, MassArt in Massachusetts.
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